On Saturday, I after all tackled the mission that I’ve been terrified to do and feature cast off for months now. I wasn’t petrified of this mission as it used to be tricky, or as it required talents that I assumed have been past my ability stage. Nope, I used to be terrified since the final time I did this mission, it completely destroyed my pores and skin for months.
If you happen to’ve been round for some time, you realize that the mission I’m speaking about is the DIY countertop that I made from laminate floor. I don’t know why my pores and skin reacted adore it did to the mud constituted of chopping and sawing those laminate floor forums, but it surely used to be terrible. I shared extra main points right here.
The countertop became out nice, even though, and after doing the 20-foot countertop at the mural wall, I had simply sufficient laminate floor left to do the countertop within the place of job house of the studio. Right here’s how the 20-foot countertop became out…
So naturally, for the reason that cupboards in each sections are the similar, I sought after the counter tops to be the similar additionally. However I dreaded this mission such a lot on account of the worry that I’d get the mud on my pores and skin once more, and feature to head thru that distress once more. All of my protection precautions appear to have labored, even though. I haven’t had any ache or itching up to now. I don’t really feel like I’ve glass shards imbedded in my pores and skin. In order that’s excellent!
This countertop posed every other little problem. The countertop had to prolong 1.25 inches past the entrance of the cupboards, which supposed that I had this very small go back on each and every facet.
So as to make the countertop as seamless as imaginable, the items connected to the entrance fringe of the plywood had to be mitered at the most sensible edge, and the highest items of laminate that sat towards the entrance edge items additionally had to be mitered to suit towards the entrance edge items.
This countertop used to be other from the primary one in a single small manner. The opposite countertop sat between two partitions perpendicular to the countertop wall, so the mission used to be very easy. However as a result of this countertop sits between two tall cupboards on both finish, the plywood base for this countertop caught out previous the cupboards 3/4-inch. Which means I needed to minimize the ends of the highest entrance items in order that the entrance 1/2-inch would accommodate the mitered edge items that will wrap round that little nook, whilst the remainder of the facet fringe of the entrance most sensible items would are compatible within the two cupboards.
I’ll admit that it took me a long time to determine this out. Maximum of my time used to be spend attempting to determine an more uncomplicated manner to try this, however I after all discovered that there used to be just one technique to do it. The hectic factor is that I didn’t have any forums to spare. I had simply sufficient to hide this countertop with not anything to spare. So if I made a mistake, I’d be up a creek.
I controlled to get it proper. The use of my desk noticed, I minimize the entrance edge and one facet at a 45-degree attitude, after which went again with my desk noticed blade set at 90 levels and bring to an end all however the entrance 1/2-inch of the mitered edge at the facet of the board.
Right here’s every other take a look at the cuts from the ground of the board…
And right here’s the highest view…
So with this most sensible entrance board in position, you’ll see that the entrance 3/4-inch stands proud and wraps across the cupboard with a 45-degree mitered edge whilst the remainder of the board hugs the cupboard.
You’ll see that my cuts left little tiny cracks between the countertop forums and the cupboards, so I used the similar paint-and-caulk combination to fill in the ones cracks, in addition to the tiny cracks between the forums. I took one of the crucial forums to House Depot and had them colour fit one of the crucial many colours within the laminate forums. I blended it with the similar DAP Alex Speedy Dry caulk that I all the time use.
Right here’s a greater take a look at the crack prior to I crammed it…
I simply used my finger to smoosh the caulk/paint combination into the cracks, after which wiped off the surplus with a rainy rag. Right here’s what it gave the look of after. It’s no longer highest, but it surely’s lovely shut!
After completing the countertop, I spend about half-hour prepping and re-cutting the trim for the window. I reused the trim that used to be on there prior to now, so I had a lot of 16-gauge nails to drag out (and the ones issues don’t wish to pop out!!), after which I needed to recut the forums to suit the brand new top of the window, which used to be just a bit bit shorter because of the peak of the countertop. I nonetheless have numerous completing to do at the window trim. Not one of the window trim has been picket filed, sanded, caulked, or painted but. However take a look at that lovely countertop!
I’m so proud of how this became out, and I’m extremely joyful to be finished with it!
To chop the forums, I didn’t purchase a kind of bunny fits. As a substitute, I simply determined to hide myself from below my eyes to my toes with layers of clothes. So the one spaces that weren’t coated have been my brow and my fingers. However any individual left a remark announcing that their allergist stated to verify to offer protection to all your membranes — eye drops in eyes, nasal spray in nostril, lotion everywhere pores and skin, and so forth. So prior to suiting up with layers of clothes, that’s precisely what I did. At the spaces of my pores and skin the place I had one of these unhealthy response final time — face, neck, and chest — I lined my pores and skin with castor oil, which is the thickest oil I had available.
So after coating myself with castor oil, layering up on clothes, ensuring the whole thing that may be coated used to be coated (with the exception of my fingers and brow), and turning on the most important fan to blow the mud clear of me as I minimize them, I were given all of the forums minimize, after which in an instant stripped down, put all of the ones garments in a plastic bag, and took a chilly bathe. All of that effort turns out to have labored. I did the entire chopping on Saturday, and these days (Monday), I’m nonetheless no longer feeling any discomfort. So I’m hopeful that I were given thru this mission unscathed.
And simply take a look at the little returns at the corners. I’m in reality so pleased with how the ones became out.
And I believe the countertop itself became out superbly!
So those cupboards are virtually completed. I nonetheless wish to end up the window trim, order a coloration for the window (now that I will be able to take the measurements with the trim connected), quilt the cracks between the cupboards and wall with some little trim and get that painted and transparent lined, after which gold leaf and set up the sconces. Oh, and the doorways and drawers nonetheless want their lovely jewellery! I stay forgetting about the ones door and drawer pulls, however they’ll upload the easiest of entirety. It’s coming alongside!!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I proportion my DIY and adorning adventure as I rework and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is not able to do bodily paintings, so I do nearly all of the paintings at the area on my own. You’ll be informed extra about me right here.
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